Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-23

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Holmes delegates had formed an ALI
ance against the limerick delegates.
All arrangements were thoroughly
made. The delegates who were to be
nominated were picked upon, also
those who were to present the names,
and the order in which the names
should be brought before the conven-
ton. Even ballots with the Kelley
delegates name on we're printed with
a type writer. The leader of each
ward and township delegation was
selected, and he was furnished the
proper ballots to distribute. The OPP
ponents to Judge limerick were well
organized, and some one who under
stood the business had evidently taken
charge. This was all right and prop
err. The other side also appeared or
ganized, but not so thoroughly.
The battle commenced with the
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Kelley delegates electing E. o. Avery,
as chairman. j. j. Potter was elect
ed secretary. The chairman appoint
ed as a committee on credentials j. A.
Case, Jos. Cavanagh and Thos. Nc
Candlish.
Mr.. Pack objected to the chairman
appointing all Kelley delegates on the
committee, and asked that an Emer-
lex delegate be placed on the commit
tee. After little discussion F. w.
Fletcher was substituted for Jos. Cav
anagh, and the work of examining
the credentials began. The only
trouble was from Green-there being
two delegations. 1t appears caucus
had been called for 1880 p. NJ. and the
$3.50" had been obliterated and $500"
substituted. One caucus was held at
500 and one at 1880. Three Repub-
licans were present at the first and
four at the second. A number of
witnesses were called up by the COM
mittee and related what they knew
about the affair, and at last the COM
mittee decided to report in favor of
all the delegations except Green, and
let the convention decide. The dele
gates reported favorably were as fol-
lows:
First ward.-Albert Pack, Ii. q. Beech, G. r
Nicholson, A. Macaulay, w. Ecoles, e. wyman.
@. W. Hawkins, A. r. Blakley. II. w. Prince. w.
T. Jones, Geo. Masters, and +. W. Fletcher.
Second ward.-John Nicholson, II. J. Eaton, J
j. Potter, W. z. Rogers, T. McCandlish, j. NJ.
Blakley, j. Fensom, 4. Hutton c. B. Payer, J. r
Grant, and A. McGinnis.
Third ward.-E. o. Avery. Thos. White, John
Campbell, Paul Dane, @. r. Howes, w. Cadotte,
Y. NJ. knight, J. smidt, 4. Harrison, @. Robinson,
and J. Myers.
Alpena township. q. Green, ". Hamilton, J. A.
Case, W. waltenbury, J. d. sheahy. and W. II.
Smith.
Maple Ridge.-I. Ellsworth, L. Robarge, T. Nc
Kay, A. L. Ellsworth, and A. Milliken
Long Rspids.A. Mcbride, ]. Todd, d. Mccoy
J. Cavanagh ]. Bryant, and T. Wilson.
wilson,. Mcsorley, J. Brick, d. A. vanneth,
and W. H. Smith.
ossineke.-C. Bullock, e. II. Toland, J. l.. San
born, and w. II. Sanborn.
The Green contest was then brought
up. Testimony was presented in re-
gard to the caucus call at 1880 and
the subsequent changing to 800. II
appears that the call was made at 1870,
the parties not knowing ut the time
that the regular prayer meeting was
held at the same hour and at the same
place where the caucus was to be in ses-
sion, and those who changed the hour
OH the notice, did so in order that it
would not conflict with the prayer
meeting, and not for any political
dodge, at least they so stated to us af-
ter the convention.
The convention decided in favor of
the 1880 delegates, who were as fol-
low: Thos. Combs, Henry Turner,
Geo. Manning, Alonzo B. Green and
S. w. Flanders.
For tellers, Y. M. Knight and Alex.
Macauley were appointed.
The next move was elect delegates.
The limerick men presented II. j.
Eaton for delegate, and the Kelley
men promptly met the challenge by
nominating John Nicholson. The
first ballot would tell the story and
show whether limerick or Kelley
would have the eight delegates this
county is entitled to at the Republi-
can judicial convention. The tellers
soon had their task completed and the
secretary announced that the Kelley
delegate had received 36 votes, the
limerick delegate % votes and r. j.
Kelley personally one. 1t was thus
evident the Kelley men had nine ma
jority, and the question, as far as the
Alpena Republicans were concerned,
was settled-R. j. Kelley was the
choice of the majority. The other
seven delegates were then separately
ballotted for and those elected were
Kelley men, receiving from 81 to AZ
votes each. The delegates elected are
as follows: John Nicholson, j. j.
Potter, E. o. Avery, Thos. McCand-
lish, Paul Dane, u. M. Knight, Jos.